The grants to reduce domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking on campus program (campus program) is authorized by 34 U.S.C. 20125

The U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women, awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus Program (CFDA 16.525) to Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU), a Hispanic-Serving Institution located in Chicago, IL. Through this 3-year grant, NEIU will collaborate with local victim service providers to: 1) expand its Coordinated Community Response Team and develop an onboarding manual; 2) continue domestic violence and sexual assault training for all public safety officers; 3) conduct mandatory bystander intervention programs for all first-year students; 4) develop additional strategies to reach all student populations, including Spanish-speakers; and 5) continue providing confidential victim services through off-campus partners. The goal is to enhance victim services, implement prevention and education programs, and strengthen security and investigation strategies to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking on NEIU's campus.

The program provides a unique opportunity for institutions of higher education to establish multidisciplinary approaches to combat domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking on campuses. These comprehensive efforts are designed to enhance victim services (including legal services), implement prevention and education programs, and develop and strengthen security and investigation strategies to prevent, prosecute, and respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The campus program supports activities that develop campus-based coordinated responses among campus victim services, campus law enforcement, health care providers, housing officials, administrators, student leaders, faith-based organizations, student organizations, and disciplinary boards, enhance victim safety and the provision of assistance, and hold offenders accountable. To be effective, these responses must be linked to local law enforcement agencies, prosecutors offices, courts, and nonprofit, nongovernmental victim advocacy and victim services organizations. Northeastern illinois university is a public hispanic-serving institutionlocated in chicago, IL. With this continuation award, northeastern illinois university, in collaboration with apna ghar, mujeres latinas EN accion, KAN-win, life span, resilience, and the cook county state's attorney's office, division of sexual assault and domestic violence, will continue to meet the statutory and programmatic requirements. In addition, the project will: 1) expand the current coordinated community response team (CCRT) and develop a CCRT onboarding manual; 2) continue domestic violence and sexual assault training for all public safety officers; 3) conduct mandatory bystander intervention programs for all first-year students; 4) develop and implement additional strategies to reach all student populations, including spanish-speakers; and 5) continue providing confidential victim services through off-campus victim service provider partners.